Bloomington, Ind. - Eight members of the Indiana men's golf team were named to the 2004 Spring Academic All-Big Ten Conference Team it was announced by the league office. Ryan Cassidy, Oren Hodak, Brad Marek, Rob Ockenfuss, Jeff Overton, Heath Peters, Scott Seibert and Kirk Wood were honored by the Conference for their academic achievements.

"As well as having a great year on the golf course, we had a great year in the classroom," said Indiana head coach Mike Mayer. "I couldn't be more proud of these guys. Our team GPA is the highest it has been since I've been head coach and one of the highest in the history of the program."

Overall, 91 Hoosier student-athletes were honored, fourth in the league, trailing only Ohio State (149), Penn State (127) and Minnesota (102).

A total of 915 spring and at-large sports student-athletes were named to the Academic All-Conference Team, an increase of 34 honorees over last year and the highest spring total in the last decade.

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners, in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a career grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better.

The following is a team-by-team breakdown of the Academic All-Big Ten team: